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NEWS Central Canterbury Wednesday, August 26, 2015 SamDickson dives over to score a try during the match between New Zealand and Australia in the 2015 Wellington Sevens in February. PICTURE: HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Sam’s goal is sevens selection SAMSHERWOOD West Melton’sSamDickson is less than one year away from achieving his ‘‘ultimate goal’’. The 25-year-old was recently announced in the All Blacks sevens’ 16-man training squad looking forward to next year’s Olympics. Having only recently signed a two-year contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union, Dickson’s naming was no shock. However his job is far from over. ‘‘No-one’s guaranteed for Rio,’’ Dickson said. Dickson first made waves on the sevens scene in 2012. Scouted by his coach Sir Gordon Tietjens, more commonly known among players as ‘Titch’, Dickson said it all just ‘‘fell into place’’. Having gained a much bigger role within the sevens squad in the last year, Dickson readily admits there has been some added pressure with the Olympics right around the corner. Having the rest of the world catching up to the traditional heavyweights such as New Zealand and Fiji hasn’t helped much either. ‘‘It’s so much more competitive than it was three years ago – you see the likes of Japan and Portugal beating top teams almost every second tournament now, which was unheard of.’’ With several tournaments still to go before the World Series kicks off, Dickson said his focus now turns to ‘‘tweaking the small things’’ such as fitness and then maintaining it through the season. ‘‘I think that’s one of the hardest things, trying to survive through a whole world series injury free.’’ As for Rio, what would a chance to compete for a gold medal mean for Dickson? ‘‘It would mean everything ... ever since I made sevens in 2012 it was my ultimate goal to get there and have the chance to win a medal, hopefully gold. ‘‘It’s been my biggest focus for the last three years and hopefully I can achieve that.’’ The former Canterbury Country flanker, who was in the Canterbury national championship squad’s wider training group in 2012, said switching back to the 15-man game had been on his mind of late. ‘‘I think I will; I don’t know when, I don’t know where. ‘‘Obviously to go overseas to play in Japan or France I will have to go back to the 15s game because right now there’s nothing like that for sevens.’’ Puppy love from Food and your mood P16 prisoners P5 • Subdivision work • Site works and shingle supplies • Land clearing/development work • Drainage & lazer work • Hedge & stump removal • Bridges & cattle underpasses • Driveways & farm tracks • Drain and water race clearing • Sheet Piling and Demolition • Graders, trucks, rollers, compactors • Wheeled & Tracked excavators: 1.5 - 32 Tonne for hire • Screen plant and cartage • Chain trenching & mole ploughing Dave Irvine’s - Stock Underpass Da Irvine’s - Stock Underpass HeinzWatatties - Mega Pties - Mega Pond Heinz ond YOUR LOCAL EXCAVATING TEAM OFFERING 33 YEARS EXPERIENCE PHONE: PAUL (03) 324 3744 • FAX (03) 324 3778 • MOBILE 027 432 9590 • paul@johnstons.net.nz 6849818AA